Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Issued: 9 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is

18.8°C

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 1PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	13s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4						Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	0	2	2	4	4	3	2	0	3	3	4	5	5	5	!	!	!	!	5	5	5	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2506	2436	2035	1649	1906	1581	1290	980	805	256	298	924	1111	1447	1979	2038	2160	5177	5166	4383	3924	3594	3417	3287	3287
Wind (km/h)	ENE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	N	NE	NE	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	6:57AM1.50m				6:51PM1.26m					7:29AM1.60m				7:57PM1.23m				7:59AM1.67m				8:57PM1.21m
Low Tide				1:07PM0.44m			00:55AM0.26m					1:59PM0.24m				1:34AM0.40m				2:44PM0.08m				2:09AM0.54m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	16	18	18	17	16	15	15	15	17	18	19	17	17	16	15	16	17	21	18	18	19	18	17	19
Feels °C	12	14	16	15	14	13	14	12	12	13	15	16	16	16	14	12	12	12	16	15	16	15	14	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16
kJ	2506	2436	2035	1649	1906	1581	1290	980	805	202	161	924	1111	1447	1979	2038	2160	5177	5166	4383	3924	3594	3417	3287	3287
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 11	WNW 12	SSW 14	WNW 21	WNW 7	WNW 19	WNW 19	WNW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17
kJ	339	325	229	226	173	173	173	175	133	256	243	105	180	142	1004	1323	1652	43	44	34	49	84	86	126	113
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 21	—	S 20	SSW 20	SSW 20	S 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	NW 16	SSW 14	WNW 15	NW 22	SSW 13	NW 21	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 18	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	—
kJ	9	—	8	38	37	30	35	31	69	133	298	127	69	437	67	103	103	53	32	35	35	56	55	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NW 3	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	—	WNW 7	WNW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	157	185	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Distance (km)	0	0	45	42	20	20	0	0	20	20	42	31	2	0	0	0	0	20	31	42	2	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	3	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	8	9	8	7	7	6

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